Su Xia shook her head and ignored her. When Chen's mother saw this, she was not embarrassed at all. How could she admit that she had failed in her teaching?
Or was it a mix-up that caused the granddaughter to not understand what it meant?
I had no choice but to do it myself, filling bowls overflowing with pickled vegetables.
Although the eldest son's family's pickled vegetables are famously delicious in the village, they still can't compare to meat...
Um...
“We have plenty of this at home, meat is more precious!” Chen’s mother affirmed her father’s cooking and placed the pickled vegetables on the table.
Su Xia....
Her lips trembled helplessly; she really wanted to shout that her pickled vegetables contained so many good things: "Star anise, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar (different kinds: rice vinegar and white vinegar), high-proof liquor..."
녦 is not the simple coarse salt found in the village.
"Mother... Mother, Father and the others are back!" Da Bao's words startled Su Xia and Chen's mother. The mother and daughter-in-law immediately put down what they were holding and followed him out.
Just as they stepped out of the courtyard and headed towards the old house, Erbao ran over and said to Su Xia, "Mom, Uncle's bicycle broke down, and he had to carry it back!"
Su Xia's eyes widened. Carry it back? That one's new!
"Damn it, you surnamed Liu, just you wait!" Chen's mother's voice, filled with gritted teeth, startled Su Xia. Then, in the blink of an eye, Chen's mother disappeared.
Su Xia looked at Erbao with a puzzled expression. Erbao...
She grabbed Su Xia's hand directly and said, "Mom, why are you slower than Grandma?"
Su Xia stumbled a step, but quickly caught up with Erbao, and the two of them jogged away.
When Su Xia arrived at the old house, she heard Chen's mother cursing.
"They ruined the car like this, and the Liu family didn't say anything?"
"And that idiot Liu Chunxia? She's always causing trouble. I told you long ago she's a troublemaker. She's quiet most of the time, but behind your back she's always taking things from your family!"
"You idiot, if she were in front of me right now, I'd slap her!"
...
Su Xia stood there, reminiscing in her heart, thinking, "Is this really Chen's mother, the original owner's mother-in-law?"
"Mom, Grandma is so good at scolding people!" Erbao's voice clearly showed admiration.
Su Xia gave him a slap on the back of the head, and the second child, wincing in pain, ran to his father's side in grievance.
Su Xia also moved closer and saw the dilapidated bicycle.
Well, to put it simply, it's alright, but don't forget what era we live in now. For a family, a bicycle is an important asset.
The bicycle is so damaged, and it's brand new. No wonder Chen's mother scolded her so much.
"Dad, I'm going to the county town tomorrow. It's better to get it repaired!" Chen Jianjun was also distressed, but since the matter had come to this, it still needed to be resolved.
Mr. Chen was also angry, but it was his wife's family, so he decided to let her handle it herself.
He shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "It's your decision!"
Chen Jianguo and Chen Jiandang, along with two villagers, Xiao Dong and Tie Zi, exchanged glances but remained silent.
"Okay, let's eat first, we can talk about everything tomorrow!"
"Yes, yes, let's eat first. The eldest son's family prepared the food a long time ago!" Chen's mother said.
Then, looking at Chen Jianjun, she said irritably, "It's all your fault for not keeping a close eye on your wife. Look at you now, the eldest and second eldest sons are running off with you, and your sister-in-law still has to cook for you?"
Chen Jianjun nodded, feeling both gratified and embarrassed.
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" He made a point of saying this as he passed by Su Xia.
Su Xia: "It's okay, we're all family!"
"Uh-huh....!"
When the group arrived at the house, they sat down at the kitchen table. Xiao Dong and Tie Zi were the happiest, having long heard that Jianguo's wife was a delicious cook.
Today, given the opportunity, it seems that Chen Jianjun's wife did something good after all!
Chen Jianjun...Are you guys being polite?
A big pot of stew, it looks like a haphazard stew, but compared to what I make at home, it has a layer of oil on top, which is something I don't do at home. His stew is just boiled vegetables.
Waaah...
Xiao Dong's eyes were filled with tears, which puzzled the Chen family members.
"Uncle Xiaodong, what's wrong?" Erbao asked curiously.
Su Xia didn't sit at the table because she didn't want to eat. She ate in the living room with her daughter Ya Niu Niu and the twins.
So-and-so didn't know anything about the kitchen. After Er-bao asked, Chen Jianjun, forgetting his sadness, looked at Xiao-dong with curiosity.
Xiao Dong didn't care about anything else and swallowed what was in his mouth. The Chen family members asked, "What's going on? Why are you so hungry?"
The key point is that Tiezi felt the same way. Xiaodong seized the opportunity to say, "I'm heartbroken. I'm 42 years old, and this is the first time I've eaten something so delicious!"
Forehead....
surprise....
No one in the Chen family expected this; a flock of crows flew past in front of them.
"Is it necessary?"
Then another voice said, "Really, I'm 41 years old, and this is the first time I've ever eaten such delicious food!"
"My family's... I can tell it's boiled, and it's unsalted!" Xiao Dong stared at the cured meat in front of him, lost in thought. Had he ever eaten this before?
"What's your family compared to mine? Steamed buns are like rocks, cornbread is like iron. Vegetables are vegetables, water is water, and they don't skimp on salt or oil. They say as long as we don't starve, that's enough!" Tiezi could go on and on for a whole day and night.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen, representing the entire Chen family, stared blankly at the two people eating.
At this moment, Xiao Dong suddenly said, "Tiezi, hurry up and eat this pickled vegetable! It's even better than your sister-in-law's cooking!"
"real?"
After Tiezi finished speaking, he couldn't wait to try it. Then he couldn't stop eating. The dishes that Chen's mother had prepared were quickly less than half gone. That was a whole small bowl!
Chen's mother's eyes twitched as she watched. Whether she felt heartache or not was unclear, but she certainly had a headache.
"Jianguo, you're really enjoying your retirement!" The two of them licked their lips, patted their bulging bellies, and said only this one sentence.
Chen Jianguo looked at the empty plate on the table. He had only eaten half full; it wasn't a matter of enjoying himself.
The atmosphere in the living room was different. Apart from the twins who were all smiles and seemed oblivious to everything, everyone else remained silent.
Su Xia refused to eat and chose not to speak, while Niu Niu felt sorry for Niu Ya and remained silent.
As for what 뀖丫 felt, no one knew. When she first learned that her mother hadn't returned, the feeling she had was comparable to a rainbow appearing suddenly after a long, rainy day.
After that, I no longer had that feeling, but I don't know how to describe it.
After nearly sticking the food up her nose again, Niu Niu couldn't help but remind her.
"Hey, what are you thinking?"
Ya was taken aback and looked up to meet Niu Niu's worried gaze.
And her favorite aunt, she thought for a moment, then said, "I don't know, when I first heard that my mother hadn't come back, I suddenly felt a little happy?"
After saying she was a little scared, her aunt, who disliked her, continued, "I'm not scared now, but aunt, I don't want to lie!"
Su Xia Niu Niu looked over, and said through gritted teeth, "I'm not sad either, what should I do?"
Su Xia and Niu Niu exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief. What was it all about?
The two relaxed, and Niu Niu even picked up another steamed bun, pretended to take half of it, and handed it to Niu Ya, saying that nothing was more important than eating.
Just as she handed over her hand, Niu Niu realized what was happening and looked up in surprise, "Mom, is this okay?"
Su Xia, realizing what was happening...
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